A substantial assortment of books primarily focused on 20th-century history, military studies, literature, and reference, presented within two suitcases and a cardboard tray. The collection contains a high proportion of softcover paperback volumes from series such as Pelican and Penguin Classics, along with several hardcover editions. Key historical and military titles include The Road to Berlin and The Road to Stalingrad by John Erickson, Vichy France by Robert O. Paxton, The Great Terror by Robert Conquest, and The Third World War by General Sir John Hackett. Imperial history is represented by James Morris with Pax Britannica and Farewell the Trumpets. Literary and dramatic works include authors such as Samuel Beckett with Waiting for Godot, John Osborne with Look Back in Anger, and several plays by Harold Pinter. Reference titles include The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Literature and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Other notable subjects include cinema history with From Caligari to Hitler by Siegfried Kracauer and natural history with The Complete Kitten and Cat Book by Norman H. Johnson. The cardboard tray features a lot sticker from Doncaster Auction Centre bearing the number 979. These items are constructed from printed paper and card, with some volumes bound in publisher’s cloth.
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